Hand dipping rack



April 9, 1940. E. lsELE 2,196,663

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HAND DIPPING RACK Filed NQv. 8, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 11b ,3 11a 13 11b ,V 16 l wa 16 181# M, i6: MC Md L# bis Hc W "l 1b ,10 u t il!! 10* /HC 1B "if i6 16 gib 10 Jjzjf d ##16 /fb 1# c HC J Z 1; 73|) JW H\ 149 wc l l I6* z1o 'Z "l/ 16' /Mf/ea/ Patented Apr. 9, 1940 HAND DIPPING RACK Louis E. Isele, Waterbury, Conn., assignor to The Waterbury Buckle Company, Waterbury, Conn., a corporation oi' Connecticut Application November 8, 1939, Serial No. 303,383

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in hand dipping racks whereon a number of articles may be carried and dipped in a prepared bath, and which racks Vmay be thereafter set aside for drying thereon of the articles dipped in the bath, the prepared bath being either a coating or a plating bath wherein the articles may, for example, be coated with a lacquer or the like, or may be plated with an overlay of metal. More especially, the present invention concerns superior hand dipping racks for the purpose described, which racks are constructed and arranged to keep work carrying members of the said racks and work carried thereon from interfering with, and substantially clear of, work carried on and work carrying members of other similarlyconstructed hand dipping racks.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a superior hand dipping rack so constructed and arranged as to substantially avoid entanglement, or undesirably close approach with respect to work carried on, and work carrying members of identically constructed hand dipping racks, when ,1f juxtaposed, as when several of the said hand dipping racks, loaded with articles to be coated or plated, are taken by an operator, using one hand, and are dipped in a prepared bath.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a superior construction and arrangement for a hand dipping rack, whereby a number of hand dipping racks of substantially identical construction and each carrying a multiplicity of coated or plated articles, may be stacked or setup, one alongside another, for the drying or storing of the Work thereon, with the work carrying members of each device and the work carried thereon, adequately separated from the work carried on, and the work carrying members of adjacen devices, and whereby separate spacing sheets A or the like are dispensed with, and the drying operation is substantially facilitated.

A further object of the present invention is to provide superior hand dipping racks, each having means for securing desirable spaced relationship between the respective devices, when several of the same are carried by an operator for dipping, and alsok when the said devices, carrying dipped articles, are stacked or set-up for drying of the said articles, and which means also act to impose a desirable limit on the number of racks which may be taken up at a time, in one hand, by an operator to insure proper and complete and uniform coating or plating of all the articles loaded on each of the said several hand dipping racks, the said means at the same time seeming compact stacking or setting-up of the devices or racks for drying of dipped articles carried thereon.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an improved hand dipping rack having means as described, constructed and arranged o preserve wieldiness, together with sturdiness of structure, and at a cost which is no more than slightly above the cost of unprotected hand dipping racks heretofore used.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a superior hand dipping rack or device comprising a frame, a plurality of work carrying crossrods extending in the frame and secured thereto, and spacing-members secured to the exterior of the frame at opposite sides thereof, and all composed of wire-rod of substantially the same stock, whereby substantial economies with respect to material and the cost thereof, may be effected, together with facility of manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear to those skilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes all features in the said disclosure which are novel ovei` the prior art.

Fig. 1 is a face view of a substantially square rack embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the rack;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, illustrating two substantially identically constructed racks, each embodying the present invention, and arranged in juxtaposed relation;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; and l Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the racks shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, a single hand dipping rack is shown, merely for illustrative purposes, in the form of a substantially square rack, generally designated by vthe reference character i0. The rack i0, as appears particularly well in Fig. 1, includes an outersubstantially square frame Il, preferably composed of a one-piece wire rod, and having an integral handle portion or lifting portion lia bent therefrom. The said handle portion is formed by bending the frame i I at two places spaced along the upper horizontal portion IIb thereof, to provide spaced side portions bent upwardly, then curved outwardly and downwardly, and which are then turned inwardly ltoward each other into a substantially straight portion extending therebetween, the said side portions and substantially straight portion comprising the said handle-portion IIa, which is thus offset laterally with respect to the body of the rack II), as is shown particularly well inrFig. 3.

The frame II, at the opposite ends of the said upper horizontal portion IIb thereof, is provided with rounded corners and continues therefrom in vertically extending portions IIc -I Ic. Adjacent the lower ends of the said vertically extending portions I Ic, the frame is formed with rounded corners, and is continued in a lower horizontal portion IId. which portion includes the ends of the frame I I, and, as shown, the said ends of the wire-rod comprising the frame, are brought together and united at IIe, as by welding.

The frame II has secured thereto a plurality of work-carrying members in the form of crossrods I2 which desirably may be of the same stock as the wire-rod comprising the frame II. The crossrods I2 extend horizontally in the frame II between the opposite side portions IIc thereof and are spaced apart vertically, one from another, along the said side portions, the opposite ends of each of the said crossrods being united with the respective side portions IIc, as by welding. Preferably, bracing and spacing members I3-I 3 are provided between the uppermost crossrod I2 and the upper horizontal portion IIb of the frame I I, the members I3, in the form shown, being of inverted V-shape having the ends of the limbs thereof welded to the said uppermost crossrod I2, and having the apex of each of the said V-shaped braces welded to the upper horizontal portion IIb of thevframe.

United to each of the plurality of crossrods I2, preferably by being soldered or welded thereto is a set of double-ended work hanging pins or hooks I4. As is especially well shown in Fig. 2, each of the double-ended pins I4 is secured about midway of its length to a given crossrod I2 so as to project therefrom on opposite sides, respectively, of the plane of the rack, and the pins I4 of a given set thereof are secured in spaced apart relation along the length of a given one of the respective crossrods I2. As will be understood, each of the said pins I4 is for the purpose of supporting an article to be coated or plated. and for illustrative purposes several buckles or clasps I5 are shown in broken lines in Fig. l, suspended from some of the pins I4, for dipping thereof, as in lacquer, for example.

In accordance with the present invention spacing means are provided for spacing the described hand dipping rack or hand carrier I from other hand dipping racks of substantially identical construction. Preferably, the said spacing means (see particularly Fig. 2) comprise substantially rectangular. rounded corner, spacing frames. all generally designated herein by the reference character I6. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, each of the spacing frames I6 is formed of a one-piece wire rod, also. preferably, of the same stock as the wire rod comprising the frame II of the rack. The spacing frames I6 are respectively formed to provide upper and lower laterally extending portions I6a, IBb, respectively, and opposite vertically extending portions I6c, IGd, respectively. The ends of the one-piece wire rod comprising each of the spacing frames IB are united together and to the frame II, as by welding.

The upper and lower portions Ilia, I 6b of each spacing frame are formed of such length as to extend laterally of the frame II, preferably oppositely and outwardly of the front and rear faces of the rack, a greater distance than the respective sets of work-hanging pins I4 project at the opposite sides of the general plane of the rack (see Fig. 2), and the. vertically extending portions I 6c, I 6d, of the respective spacing frames, are of greater height than the vertical distance between adjacent crossrods I2 of the rack I0.

Preferably, and as shown, two pairs of spaced apart spacing frames I6 are provided. One spacing frame I6 of each pair of spacing frames is welded to the exterior of one of the side portions IIc of the frame II, respectively at the upper and lower portions thereof, and the other spacing frame of each pair of spacing frames I6 is arranged and secured in like manner at the exterior of the opposite side portion IIc of the said frame. v

In the foregoing, a single hand dipping rack of the present invention has been described. As'

will be understood, many racks of substantially identical construction are provided, and, to secure the desired mass dipping of articles, especially of small pieces, such as the buckles or clasps I referred to herein, it is desirable that several of the said racks. each loaded with pieces, be taken in hand at one time, for dipping. Accordingly, the several racks taken up at one time will be in close relationship to each other. For the purpose of illustrating the desired relationship secured between racks embodying the present invention, when taken up as described above, the rack I0 heretofore described, is shown in Figs. 4 to 6 of the drawings with a rack I0 of substantially identical construction as the construction of rack II). As appears in the said Figs. 4 to 6, the racks when so taken up are not in all around alignment, and, as a result, the upper and lower spacing frames I6 at one side of the rack Ip engage with the rack I0', and the oppositely arranged upper and lower spacing frames, designated I6', of the rack I0' engage with the rack IIJ. As described, the vertical side portions of the respective spacing frames are of greater height than the distance between adjacent crossrods I2, I2 of the respective racks I0, IIJ', and thus a vertical side portion of each of the engaging spacing frames I6 of rack I0, and a vertical side portion of each of the engaging spacing frames I6 of rack III', respectively engage with crossbars I2, I2', and limit the movement of racks II) and III' toward each other.

The described limited movement of the racks I0 and I 0' toward each other is determined by the length of one side of each of the laterally extending portions I6a, IIib, of the engaging spacing frames I6 of the rack I0, and by one side of each of the laterally extending portions of the engaging spacing frames I6' of the rack I0. As described, and as is particularly well shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the said lateral extensions of the spacing frames project at the respective front and rear faces of the racks, a greater distance than the pins I4, I4', project ai'the corresponding sides of the crossrods I2, Because of the above-described construction and arrangement of the spacing frames, adjacent racks, such as the racks III, I0' shown herein are sufficiently spaced apart to insure against entanglement between, or undesirably close approach of the respective crossrods, or the pins carried thereby, or the pieces suspended on the pins, the same being held from interfering, one with the other, and the parts of the respective racks, and the pieces carried thereon being maintained substantially clear of each other, particularly when several identically constructed racksare taken up at the same time and in one hand of an operator for dipping of the articles carried by the racks.

The desired spaced relationship obtaining between the respective racks is a material'aid to l securing proper dipping of articles for coating or plating thereof, and assists further in securing this in that it limits to a desirable number, the number of racks taken up by'an operator in one hand at a time for dipping.

In setting aside the racks for drying of dipped pieces. the spaced relationshipv is of further value, in that sheets heretofore placed between the racks and frequently requiring renewal may be dispensed because of the spacing frames permanently secured to the racks. 'Ihe spacing provided by the said spacing 4frames is suilcient for ready circulation of air for drying between the frames and about the coated or plated pieces, and at the same time permits the racks to be compactly stacked or set up in the drying operation.

Among the other advantages of the construction described herein, is that the frame, the crossrods, and the spacing frames are all composed of wire-rod of the same stock, which brings about savings of material and costs and also facilitates manufacture.

The invention may be carried out in other specic ways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A dipping rack for dipping articles, comprising: a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart bars; a plurality of article suspending hooks spaced from each other along the length of each of the said bars; means for holding the said substantially parallel bars in spacedapart relationship; and a plurality of guard members projecting laterally from the generalplane of the dipping rack and beyond the said hooks into position to engage the similar bars of a similar dipping rack, the extent of each of said guard members in a direction substantially parallel with the general plane of the dipping rack being greater than the distance between an adjacent pair of the said substantially parallel spaced-apart bars. i

2. A dipping rack' for dipping articles, comprising: a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced crossbars for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and lateral spacing means having portions extending substantially laterally of said crossbars, one of the said substantially lateral portions extending above another of the said portions and being united by a substantially vertically extending portion and spaced thereby a distance relatively greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacing said hand carrier from a similarly constructed hand carrier and substantially preventing entry of crossbars of a hand carrier into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of a similarly constructed hand carrier.

3. A dipping rack for dipping articles, comprising: a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced crossbars for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and lateral spacing members mounted at opposite ends of horizontally extending crossbars of the dipping rack; each of the said spacing members including portions extending substantially laterally of said crossbars one above the other and being united by a substantially vertically extending portion and spaced thereby a distance relatively greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacing said dipping rack from a similarly constructed rack and substantially preventing entry of crossbars of one dipping rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of a similarly constructed dipping rack,

4. A dipping rack for dipping articles, comprising: a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced crossbars for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and pairs of lateral spacing members, the spacing members of one of the said pairs being respectively mounted at opposite ends of adjacent crossbars at the upper portion of said dipping rack, and the spacing members of the other of said pairs being respectively Vmounted at opposite ends of adjacent crossbars at the lower portion of the hand carrier;` each of the said spacing members including portions extending substantially laterally of said crossbars o-ne above the other and being united by a substantially vertically extending portion and spaced thereby a distance relatively greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacing said dipping rack from a similarly constructed rack and substantially preventing entry of crossbars of one dipping rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of a similarly constructed dipping rack.

5. A dipping rack for dipping articles, comprising: a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced crossbars for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and lateral spacing means having portions extending substantially laterally at the opposite front and rear face portions of the dipping rack, one of the said substantially lateral portions extending above another of the said/ portions, and the said portions being united by substantially vertically extending portions spaced laterally of the dipping rack and spacing the said substantially laterally oppositely extending portions a distance relatively greater than the distance between vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacing said dipping rack at the opposite face portions thereof from adjacent similarly constructed rack, and substantially preventing entry of crossbars of one rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of similarly constructed rack.

6. A dipping rack for dipping articles, cornprising: a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced crossbars for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and lateral spacing-members respectively mounted at opposite ends of horizontally extending crossbars of the rack; each of the said spacing members including portions extending one above the other substantially laterally at the opposite front and rear face portions of the rack, and each of the said spacing members also including substantially vertically extending portions spaced laterally of the rack and uniting said substantially laterally extending portions and spacing the same a distance relatively greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for

laterally spacing said dipping rack at the said opposite face portions thereof from adjacent similarly constructed rack, and substantially preventing entry of crossbars of one rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of similarly constructed rack.

7. A dipping rack for dipping articles, compris- `ing: a plurality of horizontally extending and vertically spaced crossbars for carrying a multiplicity 4of articles to be dipped; and pairs of lateral spacing members, the spacing members of one of the said pairs being respectively mounted at opposite ends of adjacent crossbars at the upper portion of said dipping rack, and the spacing members of the other of the said pairs being respectively mounted at opposite ends of adjacent crossbars at the lower portion of the dipping rack; each of the said spacing members including portions extending one above the other substantially laterally at the opposite front and rear face portions of the rack, and each of the said spacing members also including substantially vertically extending portions spaced laterally of the rack and uniting said substantially laterally extending portions and spacing the same a distance relatively'greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacing said dipping rack at the said opposite face portions thereof from adjacent similarly constructed rack, and substantially preventing entry of crossbars of one rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of similarly constructed rack.

8. A dipping rack for dipping articles, comprising: a substantially rectangular frame; a plurality of crossbars extending horizontally within said frame and spaced apart vertically therein for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and lateral spacing members secured to opposite vertically extending sides of said frame; each of the said spacing members including portions extending one above the other substantially laterally ot the said trame and being united by a substantially vertically extending portion and spaced thereby a distance relatively greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacingsaid dipping rack from a similarly constructed rack and substantially avoiding entry of crossbars of one rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of a similarly constructed rack.

9. A dipping rack for dipping articles, comprising: a substantially rectangular frame; a plurality of crossbars extending horizontally within said frame and spaced apart vertically therein for carrying a multiplicity of articles to be dipped; and lateral spacing members secured to opposite vertically extending sides of said frame and at opposite faces thereof, and each of the said spacing members also including substantially vertically extending portions spaced laterally of the frame at opposite faces thereof and uniting said substantially laterally extending portions of the spacing members and spacing the same a distance relatively greater than the distance between adjacent vertically spaced crossbars, for laterally spacing said dipping rack at the opposite faces thereof from adjacent similarly constructed rack, and substantially preventing entry of the crossbars of a dipping rack into spaces between vertically spaced crossbars of similarly constructed rack.

LOUIS E. ISELE. 

